Walking Tour: Jewish neighborhood

Discover fascinating facts about the jewish community in Antwerp

Our guide will take you on a discovery tour through the neighborhood surrounding the central station. While walking through the diamond district and the small streets of the Jewish quarter, the guide will tell you more about the Antwerp Jews. First, you’ll learn how Antwerp’s Jewish community came into being. Then you’ll learn about the typical customs of the Jewish tradition, such as kosher food, Sabbath, and the mezuzah by the door. This tour passes Jewish bakeries, shops, and synagogues (we won’t go inside).

Group photo in front of Hoffy's, a kosher restaurant in Antwerp
Guide Ari leads people through Antwerp diamond district
Guide Ari with group to Beth Moshe (House of Moses) synagogue during tour through the jewish quarter

Join a scheduled tour through the Jewish neighborhood

We organize this tour as a public tour in Dutch every second Sunday of the month at 2.30 pm.

If you can’t find a suitable public tour to join, or you want to follow the tour in another language, you can always opt for a private tour instead.

  • Duration: 2 hours
  • Price: € 19 per person
  • Language: Dutch

Starting point

You’ll meet your guide at De Keyserlei, at the side entrance of the Central Station. Our guide will wear a grey shoulder bag and a name tag. They will also hold a placard with the tour’s name. The tour ends at the starting point.

Book a private tour of the Jewish quarter

Suppose you can’t find a suitable public tour or want to follow the tour in English, French, or German. In that case, you can opt for a private tour of Antwerp’s Jewish Quarter. You can do that whenever you like.

  • Duration: 2 hours
  • Price: € 190 per group (up to 16 participants)
  • Language: Dutch, English, French or German

For a larger group, we will use several guides. In that case you pay € 190 per extra guide.

Guide Ari narrates at the Portuguese Jewish synagogue in Hoveniersstraat in Antwerp's Diamond Quarter.

What our clients say about this tour

We enjoyed it yesterday and learned a lot about Judaism. ✡️ Ari our guide knew a lot about the history and customs of the Jews. Ari was able to answer all questions well. I think Ari is a good guide and I would recommend everyone to take this tour through the Jewish Quarter! Ari thanks for the educational tour. It is highly recommended!

Gids Patrick wacht zijn groep op

The walk took us through Antwerp’s Jewish Quarter. Our guide, who was of Jewish heritage, impressed us with deep knowledge and great storytelling. Informative and full of humor — highly recommended!